[ 5] ROMANTICISM AND PATRIOTISM IN THE POEMS OF KUNTALA KUMARI SABAT AND SAROJINI NAIDU: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

ARTICLE INFO: Date of Submission: Feb 18, 2026, Revised: Mar 01, 2026, Accepted: Mar 05 , 2026, CrossRef D.O.I : https://doi.org/10.56815/ijmrr.v5i3.2026.55-62. HOW TO CITE: Abhimanyu Mahunta (2026). Romanticism and Patriotism in the Poems of Kuntala Kumari Sabat and Sarojini Naidu: A Comparative Study. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research & Reviews. 5(3). 55-62.

Authors

  • Abhimanyu Mahunta Research Scholar, Department of English Language and Literature, F M University Vysavihar Balasore Odisha, India.

Abstract

The early twentieth century in India witnessed the emergence of poetry that combined romantic sensibility with fervent nationalism. Among the significant women poets who articulated this synthesis were Kuntala Kumari Sabat in Odia literature and Sarojini Naidu in Indian English poetry. This paper undertakes a comparative review of romanticism and patriotism in their poetic works. It examines how both poets negotiated emotional lyricism, nature imagery, feminine subjectivity, and nationalist discourse within colonial India. While Sabat’s poetry reflects a culturally rooted Odia romantic nationalism shaped by regional identity, Naidu’s works exhibit an aesthetic romanticism enriched by musicality and pan-Indian patriotism articulated in English. The study highlights thematic convergences and stylistic divergences, situating both poets within broader Indian Romantic-nationalist traditions.

Keywords:

Romanticism, Patriotism, Indian women poets, Nationalism, Comparative literature, Colonial modernity

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